Accidents - Batteries - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 702
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
6 Y.O. W MALE W/FO INGESTION. PT SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
SWALLOWED WATCH BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT SWALLOWED A DISK BATTERY. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
INGESTED METALLIC FB-SWALLOWED MAGNETIC CASE-HOLDING 3 WATCH BATTERIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PATIENT SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTER. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN STOMACH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT SWALLOWED A BATTERY THIS AFTERNOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY. DIAGNOSIS WAS FOREIGN BODY-INGESTED. DO NOT CONTCAT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
SWALLOWED WATCH BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
11 YO BM - DX: INGESTION OF FOREIGN BOEY - SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT SWALLOWED BATTERY, BATTERY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
HAD BATTERY IN MOUTH & ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED IT. INGESTED FOREIGN BODY-A AA BATTERY@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Batteries
PT SWALLOWED AAA BATTERY, SWALLOWED BATTERY QUESTION ALKALINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT- SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY DX- SWALLOWED A FOREIGN BODY (BATTERY)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
BATTERY INGESTION - SWALLOWED TWO WATCH BATTERIES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
ADMITTED WITH A BATTERY INGESTION TO SURGERY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/06/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
PT'S FATHER STATES CHILD SWALLOWED A WATCH BATTERY HER BROTHER PUT IT INTO HER MOUTH AND SHE ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
INGESTED BUTTON BATTERY 7 YO BM SWALLOWED A BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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